CICW has awarded Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for over 20 years to teacher-scholars and worshiping communities in 45+ states and provinces and across 40+ denominations and traditions—including Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, non-denominational, and other Protestant communities.


While worship styles and practices vary greatly across these traditions, the grant projects typically explore at least one of CICW’s ten core convictions related to worship. Explore the hundreds of projects we’ve funded across both streams of the program.

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Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church of Minneapolis

To engage worshipers of all ages in a participatory process of education and development that will result in new liturgies for evening contemplative Prayer Around the Cross worship services and vibrant liturgical symbols around which the community will pray. 

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Minneapolis, minnesota
2012
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Calvary Presbyterian

To empower, educate and challenge the congregation to intentionally prepare, participate and reflect on worship by offering a series of creative, hands-on workshops, book studies and reflection suppers that will lead to deeper involvement of more people both in planning worship and in understanding that worship is the mission of the entire congregation.

Worshiping Communities
Riverside, california
2012
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Third Presbyterian Church (East End Fellowship)

To create congregational liturgy and proclamation of the Gospel that reflects the diversity of the community through study and research of best practices in music, visual arts, storytelling and kinesthetic experiences that will engage worshipers of all economic and education levels. 

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Richmond, virginia
2012
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First Christian Reformed Church

To study the Psalms and Vertical Habits through sermons, prayers, music, the arts, study and memorization to help the congregation and neighboring churches grow as places of hospitable community and encouragement.  

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Pella, iowa
2011
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

To engage in learning and conversations related to worship with ecumenical partners that will explore various traditions, perspectives and practices to deepen worship in the congregations and to encourage worship life that bears fruit in service to the community.

Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2011
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Nashotah House

To create opportunities for renewed Anglican-Orthodox dialogue that will deepen understanding of worship grammar and rhetoric and implement and integrate elements of Orthodox piety into worship and devotional life within the bounds of Anglican heritage.

Worshiping Communities
Nashotah, wisconsin
2011
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Pine Ridge Retreat Center

To gather the knowledge and resources of churches of many denominations who worship on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation by hosting monthly ecumenical worship services and discussions that will promote corporate worship and deepen ecumenical partnerships.

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Pine Ridge, south dakota
2011
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Princeton Christian Reformed Church

To engage the congregation in an inclusive, intergenerational, hospitable process of learning about the Church Year and how the Psalms and Vertical Habits can provide a vocabulary for worship that will deepen understanding and participation in worship.

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2011
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Instituto Nacional Hispano De Liturgia

To create liturgies and other worship resources that will assist multicultural communities to bridge the gap between English and Spanish speaking worshipers and to offer workshops that will guide congregations in the use of the resources.

Worshiping Communities
Washington, district of columbia
2010
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Christ the King Presbyterian Church

To immerse the congregation in the Psalms of Ascent with the help of linguists, musicians, visual artists and pastors that will help the congregation form faith, identity and tradition in modern life.

Worshiping Communities
Raleigh, north carolina
2009
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Neland Avenue Christian Reformed Church

To study Scripture and inspire collaborative composition of new music, poetry, art and devotional materials that will center attention on the promise and presence of the Holy Spirit’s work in and among his people.

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Grand Rapids, michigan
2009
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Being Whole Community at Stony Point Center

To train worship leaders in opening worship to the leadership gifts of persons with disabilities through a conference and a year long process of learning with several congregations.

Worshiping Communities
Stony Point, new york
2008
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